Decision Workspace
embedded-time vs clocksource vs ascending_time
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
embedded-time
growingv0.12.1
Fully defined, inter-operable, ergonomic, and fast human-time units (both duration and rate types) with hardware timer abstraction and software timers.
64
clocksource
stablev1.0.1
Library for times and durations with fixed-size representations
60
ascending_time
experimentalv0.3.0
Some Time Helpers for the ascending group.
Core Metrics
| embedded-time | clocksource | ascending_time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 64 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 2.4M | 21.0M | 363 |
| 30d Downloads | 61.7K | 228.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 364 | 97 | 17 |
| Releases | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1745d ago | 22d ago | 40d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 9y 10m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
embedded-time
Maintenance
6
Quality
9
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
clocksource
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
ascending_time
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| embedded-time | clocksource | ascending_time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.1 | 1.0.1 | 0.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 23KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 22.2% | 5.6% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.94 |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •clocksource leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •embedded-time is depended on by 364 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ embedded-time has not been updated in over a year.
- •embedded-time, ascending_time are pre-1.0 — API may change.